Community Tasting Notes 7

• vaaccess Likes this wine: 88 points

  March 18, 2013 - Excellent Merlot. Pretty new world/fruit forward, though, but I enjoyed it.

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• nmachen wrote: 83 points

  September 6, 2011 - Decanted about 2 hours & served with Roast Beef & Potatoes in mushroom gravy. Good, but not up to the high standards of the 2005 Field Blend or some of the other Ty Caton favorites. Less fruit forward & interesting than the usual Ty.

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• richardhod Does not like this wine: 83 points

  April 27, 2011 - Tasting: meworld said butterscotch mouthfeel. I didn' really feel like saying anything.

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• michaelflynnca wrote: 88 points

  March 8, 2011 - Day 1: Ruby color, red edges. Nose vibrant with red fruit. Equal earth and fruit on the palate, somewhat sour. Noticeable but not overpowering tannins. The wine strikes me as well-crafted.
  
  Day 2: After a day open (albeit vacuum-sealed), somehow this has really improved for me - the sourness has smoothed out, the mouthfeel has rounded, the fruit is more forward - enough to bump the score from 85 to 88. That's a very unusual change for me.

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• Presidio Wine Bunker wrote: 90 points

  January 11, 2011 - Decanted and paired with baked chicken, sweet potatoes and asparagus. excellent wine although I recommend decanting or using a vinturi because it's still young. I'd expect this to keep improving over the next couple years.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2008
• Type Red
• Producer Ty Caton
• Varietal Merlot
• Designation Upper Bench
• Vineyard Caton Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Sonoma Valley
• UPC Code 854801000536

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• In Cellars 93 (50%)
• Consumed 93 (50%)

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